President Donald Trump just dropped a bombshell by firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, over claims of cooked numbers to prop up Kamala Harris’s failed presidential campaign, as Breitbart reports.
In a stunning move on Friday, Trump sacked McEntarfer after a dismal jobs report showed only 73,000 jobs added in July and an unemployment rate climbing to 4.2%, accusing her of fudging data to sway political outcomes.
Let’s rewind to the beginning: McEntarfer, nominated by Biden in 2023 and confirmed by the Senate in 2024 with a bipartisan 86-8 vote, took the helm as the 16th BLS Commissioner.
Trump takes swift action
Even heavyweights like then-Sens. JD Vance and Marco Rubio backed her confirmation, but that didn’t save her when the numbers started looking fishy.
Fast forward to Friday’s report from the Department of Labor, and the economy’s pulse was weaker than expected — 73,000 jobs added and a 4.2% unemployment rate that raised eyebrows across the board.
Trump wasn’t buying it, pointing fingers at McEntarfer for allegedly inflating job growth by a staggering 818,000 in March and another 112,000 across August and September, all while a downward revision of 258,000 jobs hit for the two months prior to July.
Accusations of politically motivated rigging
Trump roared, “I was just informed that our Country’s ‘Jobs Numbers’ are being produced by a Biden Appointee… who faked the Jobs Numbers before the Election.”
That’s a serious charge, and if true, it’s a gut punch to the integrity of federal data — something policymakers, and even the Federal Reserve, rely on for big calls like interest rate cuts.
Speaking of the Fed, Trump didn’t hold back there either, noting they “lowered them twice, and substantially,” just before a major political event, implying a coordinated effort to boost certain candidates.
Downward revisions raise red flags
White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich chimed in, saying, “Wrong. She was fired after consistently getting it WRONG.”
Budowich isn’t mincing words — missing job numbers by hundreds of thousands over a year isn’t just a slip-up; it’s a systemic failure that could mislead economic policy.
Top White House Economist Stephen Miran added, “This jobs report isn’t ideal.” He admitted that seasonal quirks accounted for about 60% of the downward revisions, but that’s cold comfort when trust in data is on the line.
Trump vows to restore accuracy
Trump doubled down, declaring, “She will be replaced with someone much more competent.” It’s a promise to clean house and ensure numbers aren’t twisted for political gain — something every American, regardless of party, should cheer.
After all, when a massive downward correction of over 818,000 jobs gets reported, as it did on Nov. 15, it’s not just a clerical error; it’s a credibility crisis for the BLS under McEntarfer’s watch. Turns out, playing fast and loose with stats has consequences.
Trump’s final jab was sharp: “In my opinion, today’s Jobs Numbers were RIGGED.” Whether you agree or not, his push to prioritize accuracy over agenda is a reminder that trust in our institutions isn’t negotiable, even if the road to restoring it gets bumpy.
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Author: Mae Slater
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